Leptolalax is a genus of frogs (orderAnura) in the familyMegophryidae. They are sometimes known as Asian toads, metacarpal-tubercled toads, or slender litter frogs, although many species-specific common names do not follow these conventions, and many species do not have common names. They are widely distributed in southeastern and eastern Asia, from southern China and northeastern India to the Malay Peninsula and Borneo.[1]Leptolalax are typically small and have a cryptic colour pattern and no obvious morphological characters useful in systematic studies. Consequently, both molecular genetic analyses and analysis of advertisement calls by male frogs have been important in identifying new species.[2][3][4]
Most Leptolalax species have been reported from very small areas and only a few species have large areas of occurrence. Whether this distinction is real or the widespread species represent cryptic species complexes remains to be confirmed.[3]
Speciesedit
In 2016, 50 species were known in the genus. New species are still being described, including three in 2013, four in 2014, one in 2015, and six in 2016:[1]
^ abcFrost, Darrel R. (2014). "Leptolalax Dubois, 1980". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^Matsui, M. (1997). "Call characteristics of Malaysian Leptolalax with a description of two new species (Anura: Pelobatidae)". Copeia. 1997 (1): 158–165. doi:10.2307/1447851. JSTOR 1447851.
^ abOhler, A.; K. C. Wollenberg; P. Grosjean; R. Hendrix; M. Vences; T. Ziegler; A. Dubois (2011). "Sorting out Lalos: description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina (genus Leptolalax, Megophryidae, Anura)". Zootaxa. 3147: 1–83. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3147.1.1.
^ abcDehling, J.M.; Matsui, M. (2013). (PDF). Zootaxa. 3670 (1): 33–44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
^A Field Guide to the Frogs of Borneo, Third Edition
^Rowley, J.J.L., Le, D.T.T, Tran, D.T.A., & Hoang, H.D. (2011). "A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from southern Vietnam." Zootaxa 2796: 15-28.
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Leptolalax is a genus of frogs order Anura in the family Megophryidae They are sometimes known as Asian toads metacarpal tubercled toads or slender litter frogs although many species specific common names do not follow these conventions and many species do not have common names They are widely distributed in southeastern and eastern Asia from southern China and northeastern India to the Malay Peninsula and Borneo 1 Leptolalax are typically small and have a cryptic colour pattern and no obvious morphological characters useful in systematic studies Consequently both molecular genetic analyses and analysis of advertisement calls by male frogs have been important in identifying new species 2 3 4 LeptolalaxLeptolalax melanoleucusScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AmphibiaOrder AnuraFamily MegophryidaeGenus LeptolalaxDubois 1980Type speciesLeptolalax bourretiDubois 1983Species50 see text Fujian Asian ToadTwo subgenera are recognized Leptolalax and Lalos the latter was first named as Lalax but the name was already occupied Lalos has a more northern distribution and only includes species from the continental Asia whereas Leptolalax includes all the species from Borneo Leptolalax arayai Leptolalax dringi Leptolalax fritinniens 4 Leptolalax gracilis Leptolalax hamidi Leptolalax maurus Leptolalax sabahmontanus Leptolalax marmoratus and Leptolalax pictus 5 as well as few continental species Leptolalax croceus Leptolalax melicus and Leptolalax kajangensis from Tioman Island at least provisionally 1 Most Leptolalax species have been reported from very small areas and only a few species have large areas of occurrence Whether this distinction is real or the widespread species represent cryptic species complexes remains to be confirmed 3 Species editIn 2016 50 species were known in the genus New species are still being described including three in 2013 four in 2014 one in 2015 and six in 2016 1 Leptolalax applebyi Rowley and Cao 2009 Leptolalax ardens Rowley et al 2016 Leptolalax bidoupensis Rowley Le Tran and Hoang 2011 6 Leptolalax botsfordi Rowley Dau and Nguyen 2013 Leptolalax bourreti Dubois 1983 Leptolalax croceus Rowley Hoang Le Dau and Cao 2010 Leptolalax dringi Dubois 1987 Leptolalax eos Ohler Wollenberg Grosjean Hendrix Vences Ziegler and Dubois 2011 Leptolalax firthi Rowley Hoang Dau and Le 2012 Leptolalax fritinniens Dehling and Matsui 2013 4 Leptolalax fuliginosus Matsui 2006 Leptolalax gracilis Gunther 1872 Leptolalax hamidi Matsui 1997 Leptolalax heteropus Boulenger 1900 Leptolalax isos Rowley Stuar Neang Hoang Dau Nguyen and Emmett 2015 Leptolalax kecil Matsui Daicus Norhayati and Yong 2009 Leptolalax khasiorum Das Tron Rangad and Hooroo 2010 Leptolalax lateralis Anderson 1871 Leptolalax laui Sung Yang and Wang 2014 Leptolalax maculosus Rowley et al 2016 Leptolalax maoershanensis Yuan et al 2017 Leptolalax marmoratus Matsui Zainudin and Nishikawa 2014 Leptolalax maurus Inger Lakim Biun and Yambun 1997 Leptolalax melanoleucus Matsui 2006 Leptolalax melicus Rowley Stuart Thy and Emmett 2010 Leptolalax nahangensis Lathrop Murphy Orlov and Ho 1998 Leptolalax nyx Ohler Wollenberg Grosjean Hendrix Vences Ziegler and Dubois 2011 Leptolalax pallidus Rowley et al 2016 Leptolalax pelodytoides Boulenger 1893 Leptolalax platycephalus Dehling 2012 Leptolalax pluvialis Ohler Marquis Swan and Grosjean 2000 Leptolalax pyrrhops Poyarkov Rowley Gogoleva Vassilieva Galoyan amp Orlov 2015 Leptolalax sabahmontanus Matsui Nishikawa and Yambun 2014 Leptolalax solus Matsui 2006 Leptolalax sungi Lathrop Murphy Orlov and Ho 1998 Leptolalax tadungensis Rowley et al 2016 Leptolalax tamdil Sengupta Sailo Lalremsanga Das and Das 2010 Leptolalax tengchongensis Yang Wang Chen and Rao 2016 Leptolalax ventripunctatus Fei Ye and Li 1990 Leptolalax zhangyapingi Jiang Yan Suwannapoom Chomdej and Che 2013References edit a b c Frost Darrel R 2014 Leptolalax Dubois 1980 Amphibian Species of the World an Online Reference Version 6 0 American Museum of Natural History Retrieved 18 January 2014 Matsui M 1997 Call characteristics of Malaysian Leptolalax with a description of two new species Anura Pelobatidae Copeia 1997 1 158 165 doi 10 2307 1447851 JSTOR 1447851 a b Ohler A K C Wollenberg P Grosjean R Hendrix M Vences T Ziegler A Dubois 2011 Sorting out Lalos description of new species and additional taxonomic data on megophryid frogs from northern Indochina genus Leptolalax Megophryidae Anura Zootaxa 3147 1 83 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 3147 1 1 a b c Dehling J M Matsui M 2013 A new species of Leptolalax Anura Megophryidae from Gunung Mulu National Park Sarawak East Malaysia Borneo PDF Zootaxa 3670 1 33 44 Archived from the original PDF on 2013 10 06 Retrieved 2013 10 05 A Field Guide to the Frogs of Borneo Third Edition Rowley J J L Le D T T Tran D T A amp Hoang H D 2011 A new species of Leptolalax Anura Megophryidae from southern Vietnam Zootaxa 2796 15 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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